Off they go! The NASA space shuttle Discovery launched its final voyage on Thursday afternoon, heading for the International Space Station with a crew of six, supplies, and a humanoid robot. That ...

They are preparing to close the Discovery’s hatch now. 2:42 – Launch pad crew is getting non-flight items out of the shuttle. 2:43 – I never get tired of this.

NASA has yet to set a firm launch date for the final flight of space shuttle Discovery, after an hours-long meeting today to review technical issues that have grounded the orbiter for over a month.

NASA's latest launch delay for the space shuttle Discovery could push the spacecraft's final mission into the Christmas holiday, or even postpone it completely until February. It's officially NASA ...

Here’s how it works. Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 28, 2010 ahead of their planned Nov. 1 launch - the last flight of Discovery.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA is preparing the space shuttle Discovery to launch on one final mission today (Nov. 4) to end its 26-year spaceflying career. But the weather is not on the shuttle's side.

Space shuttle Discovery makes a final pass over the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex rocket garden at Cape Canaveral, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Among those gathered at KSC were astronauts Hank ...

Launch director Mike Leinbach said Discovery has been “a great ship … an amazing machine.” “This is her 39th mission,” he said Wednesday.

Two spacewalks are planned for the 11-day mission. This will be Discovery's 39th and final mission. NASA is retiring the shuttle fleet next year. NASA has until Nov. 7 to launch Discovery.